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4) Work Experience - Total Experience 1 year (2 at the time of matriculation)

a) Software Engineer at tech startup started by serial entrepreneurs (1 year)- 1 promotion from Consultant to Software Engineer- Worked directly with clients from the U.S and Africa, took ownership of projects within 6 months of joining- Reduced development time by 60%, developed proprietary algorithm marketed to retailers such as Walmart & Target- Female coder, only female among 30 odd male employees- Confident of getting a strong recommendation from the founder of the startup

b) Founder of startup that provides professional writing services to students and young professionals- Leading a team of two part time employees and an intern while working full time myself- Have had around 400 clients in less than a year of its inception; students accepted to Duke, Cornell and similar- Observing profits of over 200% due to low initial investment and knowledge capital- Designed the marketing strategy, developed the website, oversee the writing, top search result on Google

Extracurriculars and additional information:- Vice President of the Student Body (~8000 students)- Member of the Sports Council- Played for the Women's Basketball team at college- Headed a green initiative (5K Run, Campus Cleanup, mobilised funds)- Maintain a blog with 30,000+ views and 5000 unique visitors- Developed apps for NGOs, pro bono- Coaching govt. school kids for a scholarship exam (5 hours a week for 3 months)- Travelled to over 30 countries so far

My Target Schools (in order of priority): Yale, Tuck, Johnson, Darden

My Query: Can you please let me know if my school selection is realistic or I need to focus more on schools such as Goizueta and Tepper?

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30 Jul 2014, 06:18

Also forgot to mention:

My goals: I want to get experience across industries in as little time as possible so that I can hit my final goal of starting my own venture. With that in mind, consulting is a highly appealing, low risk-high reward option. Either technology or management consulting would allow me to learn about how different companies tackle problems and how CEOs take decisions in such a high level-high stakes scenario. I want to use that experience to start my own company in the technology space in India, with my priority being - it isn't going to be just another IT service provider or KPO firm (we have too many of those). I'd like to create real value and real products.